Cosmetic holder



l May 2, 1944.

A. GELARDIN 2,347,774

COSMETIC HOLDER Filed Aug. 16, 1941 ATTORNI" INVENTOR.

Patented May 2, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COSMETIC HOLDER Albert Gelardin, New York, N. Y.

Application August 16, 1941, Serial No. 407,178

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cosmetic holders and more particularly to holders for lipsticks, eyebrow pencils and the like.

The primary object of the present invention is a cosmetic holder, all the parts of which are wholly composed of plastic material.

Another object of the invention is a cosmetic holder so constructed and designed as to permit all of the parts to be made wholly of plastic material.

It has heretofore been proposed to provide a cosmetic holder in which the carrier for the cosmetic is advanced by the relative rotation of two slotted members but such cosmetic holders of the prior art had, because of their design and construction, to be made entirely of metal or, in a few cases, partly of metal and partly of plastic material.

The present invention therefore relates to features of a cosmetic holder whereby all of the component parts thereof may be wholly made of plastic material.

Yet another object of the invention is a cosmetic holder which is composed of -a minimum number of parts in the interest of simplification in manufacture and assembly and reduction in costs.

Another object of the invention is a cosmetic holder in which the carrier may be moved to retracted position by the act of applying a cover member on to the holder.

These and other objects of the invention and the means for their attainment will be more apparent from the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating one embodiment by which the invention may be realized and in which:

Figure 1 is a view showing the cosmetic holder of this invention in perspective;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the cosmetic holder in closed position;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken in the plane indicated by the line 3-3 of Figure 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Figure 4 is an exploded view showing the component parts of the lipstick holder of this invention, partly in section and partly in elevation.

Referring to the drawing in which similar parts are indicated by identical reference numerals, the preferred embodiment of my invention embodies an inner sleeve 1 of tubular form and of constant diameter, the lower end of which is of increased thickness, as at 8, forming an upwardly facing shoulder 9 and closing the bottom H). The tubular portion of this inner sleeve is provided with aplurality of longitudinal slots ll shown as two slots diametrically disposed and terminating at the bottom portion of the sleeve, as at the shoulder 9. This member may be easily formed of plastic material as, for instance, by an injection process.

The carrier, as illustrated in Figure 4, com prises a cup-shaped member, the cylindrical wall l3 and integral bottom I 5 of which are formed of plastic material. On the outer surface of the cylindrical wall of the carrier are formed a plurality of spaced lugs l1 lying in a transverse plane and of a length to pass through the slots H in the inner sleeve 1. Integral with the lugs IT is an annulus IS, the outer diameter of which is greater than that of the portion 8 so as to extend therebeyond. This carrier is readily formed of plastic material in a simple manner, as will be understood.

In assembly, the carrier I 3-l9 is inserted in the sleeve 1 with the lugs I! in the slots I I therein and the annulus l9 telescoped over the sleeve 1 so that the lugs l1 and annulus I9 on the carrier may rest upon the shoulder 9.

After the carrier is in position in the sleeve, the two slots I l are readily closed or substantially closed at their upper ends by applying heat and pressure to make thinner and extrude the wall portions at that point as tabs 2| which may of course be joined to one another, as will be understood. Thus removal of the carrier is prevented.

A removable cover 23, 25 is provided comprising a cylindrical portion 23 and an end closure portion 25 integral therewith which is conveniently formed with a flat inner surface 21 recessed at the center, as at 29, to conform somewhat to the shape of an end of a lipstick or eyebrow pencil 3l. The cylindrical wall 23 is of a length to permit the removable cover to be slipped over the sleeve 1 and rest upon the annulus IQ of the carrier.

To retain the lipstick or eyebrow pencil in position in the carrier, tongues 33 are provided which are formed as dihedral angles with a sharp edge 35 sloping downwardly from the wall l3 of the cup to the inner sharp edge 31 of the anchoring prongs and sloping downwardly and outwardly from this upper edge 35 tothe bottom l5 of the cup-shaped carrier. Again the sides 35 of the prongs are angularly related and slope from the sharp edge 31 outwardly from one another to the wall I3 of the cup. The opposed edges 31 of the anchoring prongs may conveniently be notched, the notch having a horizontal upper surface and an inclined inner surface so that a lipstick, for instance, pressed down into the carrier will have portions thereof readily entering the notch to anchor the lipstick against displacement. The prongs are readily formed integrally with the carrier in the one operation while the notch is readily formed by inserting a rotating cutting tool axially into the cup, as will be understood.

The cosmetic stick 3! is readily projected after the cover 23, 25 is removed by grasping the annulus l9 and moving the carrier upwardly in the sleeve. telescoping the cover over the sleeve, from which the lipstick protrudes somewhat, and pushing the annulus downwardly by the cover until the carrier is in lowermost position.

It will thus be seen that a cosmetic holder has been provided which is composed of a mini mum number of parts, all of which are readily formed of plastic material in simple operations and which requires only a single operation to secure the component parts of a holder, as distinguished from the removable cover, into a nonseparable unit. The lipstick holder so constructed presents a graceful and pleasing appearance and is capable of ornamentation to provide an attractive product.

Various modifications will occur to those skilled in the art in the particular plastic composition used and the method of forming the plastic and no limitation is intended by the phraseology It is conveniently retracted as by of the foregoing description or illustrations in the accompanying drawing except as indicated in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A cosmetic holder of the character described, in combination, a sleeve comprising a cup-shaped bottom having a shoulder portion, said sleeve being formed with at least one longitudinal slot, a cosmetic stick carrier having integral therewith at least one lug on its peripheral surface adapted to be. disposed Within the slot in the sleeve and supporting an annulus concentric with the sleeve and a cover telescoping over the sleeve and engaging the annulus, said annulus being of an outside diameter greater than that of the cover whereby said carrier may be retracted by the cover in its movement in telescoping over the sleeve.

2. In a cosmetic holder of the character described, in combination, a relatively thick walled sleeve comprising a cup-shaped bottom having an external upwardly facing shoulder portion, said sleeve being formed with a plurality of longitudinal slots circumferentially spaced about diameter than the shoulder portion concentric with the sleeve.

ALBERT GELARDIN. 

